Means for covering wooden wall structures



F. HUMMERT. V MEANS FOR COVERING WOODEN WALL STRUCTURES. APPLICATIONFILED SEPLZQ, 19W.

I v Patefimdmig. 22, 1922.,

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FEED HUMMEBT, OF SAN ANTONIQ, TEXAS.

MEANS FOR COVERING WOODEN WALL STRUCTURES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 31922..

Application filed September 29, 1919. Serial No. 327,084.

to the accompanying drawing and to the.

figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to wall coverings for wooden sheathing or otherwooden wall structures, and more particularly to coverings adapted toreceive wall paper or other ornamentation,

The object of the invention is to provide a covering of the abovecharacter composed of corrugated paper and so applied to the structureas to effectually prevent the surface of the wall paper being deformedas a result of warping of the wood.

A further object. of the invention is to provide a foundation for wallpaper or other ornamentation, adapted to be attached to sheathing orother wooden wall structure, which is partially soundproof, waterproofand fireproof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a covering of thecharacter described having a smooth finish and a perfect surface ,forpapering or painting, which in simple in construction, strong anddurable, and which will exclude the cold and moisture.

Another object of the invention is to disclose the process for socovering sheathing or other wooden wall structure.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part behereinafter more fully disclosed.

in the drawings, which show by way of illustration one embodiment of theinvention Figure 1 is an elevation, with parts broken away. showing themembers of this covering; and

Fig. 2 is a, detail sectional view).

In general, the invention contemplates a process ann means for providinga'covering for wooden Sheathing or wall structures adapted to receivewall paper or other ornamentation, comprising sections of corrugatedpaper which may be chemically treated to render them waterproof andfireproof, the sections of this corrugated paper being wall structure.

attached to the face: of the sheathing by mea'ns of glue or otheradhering substances,

and additionally heldin place by tacks or eqtuvalent fastening means.The corrugations of the paper sections are arranged par- 'allel to thegrain of the wood, and the abutting edges are covered in any suitablemanner, as by strips, providing a uniformly smooth surface. This facingmay be covered in the .usual manner by wall paper or may be painted orprovided with other suit able ornamentation.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the wooden wall structureor sheathing 1 is first sized with a glue or heavy paste, the strips ofcorrugated paper 2, with their corrugations 3 arranged parallel to thegrain of the wood, are then applied While the glue or other substance isStillVVGt. By this means, the corrugated paper 2 is held firmly andsmoothly in place so that a suitable number of tacks 4 or equivalentfastening means may be used to more securely fasten the corrugated paperto the sheathing or As shown clearly in the drawings, the meeting edges5 of the corrugated sections have their joining edges covered by thinstrips of paper 6 to render the joint therebetween unnoticeable, It isevident that other means may be used for accomplishing this same result.the covering may be papered with the ordinary wall paper 7, or may bepainted or otherwise ornamented.

It is evident that a facing of the above character is extremely simpleand an economical covering for wooden wall structures, and it has beenfound that by arranging the corrugations of the paper parallel to thegrain of the wood, the surface warping of the wood due to dampnessentering the grain of the wood will not affect the facing thecorrugations 3 automatically take up the distortion so that the outersurface of the corrugated paper retains its smooth ness. it is alsoapparent that by chemically or otherwise treating-the corrugated paper,

it may be rendered partially waterproof and fireproof. and due to itsown inherent qualities it is in a measure soundproof.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and thearrangement of the parts may be made without depar i the spirit of theinventionas set;

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Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letmentation. g

2. A paper substitute fora lath andplas-- ter construction comprisingsheathing o'r the like, a layer of corrugated paper attached theretowith the corrugations extending p substantially parallel with the grainof'the sheathing, and a layer of flat paper attached to said corrugatedpaper to constitute a Wall facing adapted to be ornamented.

3. A facing for sheathing and the like adapted to receive Wallpaper orother ornamentation, comprising sections of corrugated paper with edgesabutting attached to and form ng a facing for said sheathing, the.corrugations of said paper running substantially parallel with the grainof the Qsheathing, and a covering of Wall paper or the like attached tosaid-corrugated paper.

In testimony whereof, I .afiix my signature.

FRED. 'HUM-MERT.

